Velocipede-saddle



(No Model.)

E. G. LATTA.

4 VELUOIPEDB SADDLE.. y Y NO- 376892 atented Jan. 24, 1888.-

UNiTED STATESY PATENT y OFFICE.

RMMIT e. LATTA, orV FRIRNDsHR NEW YORK, AssIeNoR TO THEI POPEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF PORTLAND, MAINE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 376,892, dat'edJanuaryZi; 1888. Application med January 24, rss-r. seriai No. 225,248. (No model.) v

To all whom it may concern: l Be it known that I, EMMIT G. LATTA, of Friendship, in thecounty of Allegany and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Velocipede-Saddles, ofwhich vthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of velocipede-saddles which are suspended at their front and rear ends, and,l has for its object to produce a durable and elastic saddle which can be easily `adj usted forwardly or backwardly and vertically, and in which the width of the rear portion of the'seat can be increased or reduced, and which can4 be easily repaired. My invention consists of the improvements which will be hereinafter fullyA described, andV pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal sectional elevationof a velocipedesaddle provided withmy improvements. Fig. 2 is a cross-section in line m rv, Fig. 1, looking forward. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary top plan view showing thefront portion of the saddle in a horizontal section taken in line y y, Fig.y l. Fig. 4 is a top plan view, partlyin section, vof the support of the rear spring. Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-section in line z z, Fig. 1, looking forward. Fig. 6is a vertical cross-section in line w w, Fig. l, looking forward. Fig. 7

is a side elevation ofthe front saddle-support, f

showing the tubular screw-nut reversed. l, Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A represents the backbone or reach of a velocipede; a, the flat-sided neck formed at the 4front end of the reach, and A the steeringhead.

B represents the seat, constructed of leather or other flexible material.

b represents the metallic pommel-plate, sep portionthe neck @,and is pivoted thereto `by a rhorizontal bolt,d. The two'jaws d ofthe bifurcated lower portion of the support D are connected by a cross-piece or transverse bow, d2, which rests on the backbone in'rear of the neck and holds the .support in anupright position. The upper portion, d3, of the support D is provided with an external screw-thread, to which is applied a tubular screwnut,`E,

which is provided Vnear one end with a perforated ear or lug, e.

F is a horizontal bolt provided with a bifur' cated front portion, f, which straddles the tubular nut E, and is pivoted to the ear-e by a wardly throughthe pommel-plate b and spring rIhe bolt F extends rear-.

C, and is provided at the rear end ofthe spring with a washer, y, and screw-nut g.

I f Upon detaching the support D from and turning it in the nut E the elevatitmy of the pomel can be adj usted to suit the requirements theneck l of the rider. In the position of the screw-nut i E represented in Fig. l the pivot f. is ar-V ranged at the upper end of the nut and on the front side of the latter. 1 Upon unscrewing the Support D from the nut the latter can be reversed on its pivot, as represented in Fig.-. 7,

whereby the bolt F is adjusted-downwardly and backwardly, the pivot f nowbeing located l at the'lower end of the nut and on the rear side thereof. The arrangement of the pivot f atv one kend of the nut affords, therefore, agreater k range of adjustment than a-pivot located at the middle of the nut. The saddle can be a'djusted still farther back, if greater safety be re.-

quired, by loosening the nut g at the rear ,end of the bolt F.I The nut g permits the tension ofthe spring C to be nicely regulated.

H represents `the rear spring, composedv of two similar and separate branches,h, having their lower portions provided with'coils h.

I represents a supporting-plate secured to the' upperside of the backbone and provided onits sides with longitudinal grooved seats t', in which the coils It are supported.

grooved seats j, which rest on the coils and hold the plate against lateral displacement.

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K represents a clip, which embraces the lower side of the backbone, and has .its legs passed through openings in the clamping-plate, and provided above the latter with screw-nuts k, whereby the clamping-plate J, spring H, and supporting-plate I are Vfirmly secured to the backbone.

The lower and inner portions of the bran ches h of rear spring extend forwardly over the supportingplate l, and are provided at their front ends with inwardly-projecting portions m m, arranged in line with each other, and provided with right and left screw-threads.

M represents a screw sleeve or coupling, which connects the threaded lower ends, m m, of the spring branches.

N represents an adjusting screw, which passes through the screw-sleeve M, and which is arranged in a vertical plane and about at right angles to the backbone. The lower end of the screw N rests upon the supportinghplate I and holds the screwnut M at the desired elevation. The threaded end portions m of the spring branches are notched at their abutting ends, and the screw N passes through the space formed by these notches, as clearly represented in Fig. 4, thereby preventing the nut M from turning on the threaded portions m when the screw N is in place. By turning the screw N the screw M and the lower ends of the rear spring, H, are raised and 1owered,whereby the rear end of thesaddle is adjusted up and down and backwardly or forwardly. The upper portions, o, of the spring branches h are turned backwardly and follow the rear edge of the cantle which they support, as represented in Figs. 1 and 3. The inner ends of the upper portions, o, are provided with right and left screw-threads, which are connected by a screwsleeve or coupling, l?. Thelatter permits the ends o of the spring branches to be drawn together or to be expanded.

Q represents the longitudinal opening formed in the scat B, and extending to the rear edge thereof., The rear edges of the seat are lapped around the ends o of the spring branches, and are secured thereto by rivets.

q represents a lacing-cord passed through lacing-holes q', formed along the rear edges of the opening Q, and serving to tighten the rear portion of the seat when the width ofthe cantle-frame has been adjusted by the screwsleeve P.. If one of the spring branches h should break, it can be easily replaced without renewing the entire spring.

I claim as my inventionl. The combi'nation,with the frame and saddle, of a screw-threaded supporting-standard pivoted to the frame, and a screw-nut connected with the saddle and engaging with said standard, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination,with the frame and saddle, of a screw-threaded supportingstandard pivoted to the frame, a screw-nut applied to said standard, and a bolt pivoted to said nut and connected with the saddle, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination,with the frame and saddle, of a screw-threaded supporting-standard pivoted to the frame, a screw-nut applied to said standard, a bolt pivoted to the nut and connected with the saddle, and a spring applied to said bolt, substantially as set forth.

4. The combiuation,with the frame and saddle, of a socketed pommel-plate secured to the saddle, a spring seated in said plate, a bolt passing through said spring, a screw-nut pivoted to said bolt, and a screw-threaded sup-v portingst-audard pivoted to the frame and engaging with said screw-nut, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination,with the frame and saddle, of a. screw-threaded supportingstandard attached to the frame, a screw-nut applied to said standard, and a bolt connecting said screw-nut with the saddle and attached to the screw-nut near one end thereof, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with the frame and saddle, of a screw-threaded standard attached to the frame, a screwnut applied to said standard and provided near one end with a perforated ear, and a bolt connectedwith the saddle and pivoted to the ear of the screw-uut, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination,with the frame and saddle, of a screw-nut connected with the saddle, and a screw-threaded supporting-standard,D, pivoted to the frame and provided with a crosspiece, d. resting on the frame, substantially as set forth.

8. The cornbinatiou,with the frame and saddle, of a supporting-standard pivoted to the frame, .a bolt pivotally connected at its front end with said standard and extending rearwardly therefrom underneath the saddle, and a spring applied to said bolt and connected with the saddle, substantially as set forth.

9. The combination, with the frame and saddle, of a pommel-plate provided in its under side with a longitudinal socket, a spring arranged lengthwise in said socket, and a pommel-support connected with the frame and with said spring, substantially as set forth,

10. The combination, with the saddle, of a supporting-spring composed of two similar branches having their upper and lower ends screw-threaded, and screw-sleeves connecting the adjacent ends of the branches, substantially as set forth.

11. The combination, with the saddle and frame, of a supporting-spring composed of two similar branches secured with their upper ends to thc saddle,and having their lower ends screw-threaded and attached to the frame, and a screw-sleeve connecting the lower ends of said branches, substantially as set forth.

12. The combination, with the saddle and frame, of a supporting-.spring composed of two similar coiled branches having their upper vez, man., ...M

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ends attached tothe saddle, a supportingf plate secured to the frame and receiving the coils, and a coupling connecting the lower ends of the branches ofthe spring, substantially as set forth. Y t

13. Thecombination, with the saddle and frame, of a supporting-spring composed of two similar coiled branches secured with their upper` ends tothe saddle, and having their lower ends connected by a coupling and supported on the frame, and an' adjusting-screw, whereby the spring can be raised and lowered,

ksubstantially as set forth. f

14. The combination, with the saddle and frame, ofasupporting-spring composed of two frame, of a supportinggspring composed of two similar branches secured with their upper. ends to the saddle, and having their lower ends screw-threaded, a threaded coupling-sleeve 25 connecting said ends, a plate attached to the frame andsuppoting the spring, and an adjusting-screw working in said coupling-sleeve and resting on the supporting-plate, substantially as set forth. v g y 16. The combination, in a saddle, of lan expansible seat and an expansible frame composed of thetwo side piecesJ secured to the seat andconnectedat their inner ends by a screwcoupling, substantially as set forth. y 35 Witness my hand this Y15th day of December, 1886. Y

Y EMMIT GrLATTA. v

Witnesses: v

` W. WARD RICE, CHAs. J. RICE. y 

